It is said that the first firefighter was around 24bc which was called a watchman. fast forward to after an extensive fire in Philadelphia in 1736, Benjamin Franklin created a fire brigade called The Union Fire Company with 30 volunteers. The first full-fledged volunteer firefighter in America was Isaac Paschall. Although Boston had a similar volunteer “fire club”, it protected its members only and not the public.  Here we are today, where the “National Fire Protection Association says, 71 percent of all firefighters in the U.S. are volunteers”. We hold ourselves to the same standard as a career or paid departments, we take pride in our service to our community we strive to provide the best service possible. While we volunteer our time, the equipment, training, medical supply, diesel, tires, maintenance all come with a cost. “We receive grants from state and local organizations to help, but our main funding is by donations and fundraisers,” says Chief John Strenski.